PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between You Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagan Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagan Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Down
vs
Tyson

225 cm
21
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, You Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagan Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Tyson.

Tyson moves into the clinch.
Down looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Down is defending well for now.
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Tyson landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down tries to land a knee to the head but Tyson blocks with his arms.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Down with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyson leaning against his opponent.
Tyson pushes Down back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Down manages to get underhooks.
Down trying to land knees to the body.

Tyson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Down is trying to keep an underhook but Tyson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Tyson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Down trying to control but Tyson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyson trying to control the action but Down is working from the bottom.
Down wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy.
Tyson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Down defending well though.
Down tries to get to full guard but Tyson has control of the leg.

Down looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson wants to take a breather but Down is having none of it.
Down tries to roll over but Tyson keeps him under control.
Down is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Down looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson is looking to advance position but Down won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Down looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is keen to just control but Down is a slippery customer.
Tyson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Down looking for submissions off his back.
Down makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Down.
Tyson landing with the ground and pound.
Tyson is in close to Down's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Down looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyson advances to half guard.
Tyson controlling the action here.

Down looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyson trying to mount his opponent but Down defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Down is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Down works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Down keeps moving.

Down had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.

Down looking for a guillotine here but Tyson defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyson works over Down with some ground and pound from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Down working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Down can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Down manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Down will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson is in close to Down's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagan Tyson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tyson throws a series of punches but Down avoids them all with ease.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Down counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.

Tyson rushes Down and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Tyson.
Down using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Down avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Tyson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
Down trying to land knees to the body.

Tyson lands a takedown into guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson with a nice head shot there.

Down isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tyson stacks Down on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tyson!
Tyson cracks Down with a big elbow.
Tyson wants to control but Down is keeping him busy.
Tyson is working Down over with some ground and pound from side control.
Down is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sagan Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tyson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Down to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Down is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Down manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyson slips a nice elbow through Down's hands, connecting with Down's forehead.
Tyson is nestled in close to Down, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Down on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Down looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Down is pressing down on Tyson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Down throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Down's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.
Down looking to control.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Down keeps moving.
Tyson landing some decent shots from guard.

Down looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tyson is defending well. Down quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tyson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Down celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). You Down!
You Down took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BeastMode for their support in the buildup to the fight.